tonguing

== English == === Verb === tonguing present participle and gerund of tongue === Noun === tonguing (countable and uncountable, plural tonguings) A licking or lapping with the tongue. (music) A technique used with wind instruments to enunciate different notes using the tongue on the reed or mouthpiece. (historical) Cutting off strips of blubber in the butchering of a whale. ==== Derived terms ==== double-tonguing triple-tonguing